09/27/2026
Overlapping with his playing career, Jeff Reboulet has worked as a financial advisor since his last season as a player. He also established his own baseball academy. Additionally, he remains involved with Major League Baseball and the Major League Baseball Players Association through numerous activities, including the Rookie Career Development Program.
Reboulet played 18 seasons of affiliated baseball, including 12 seasons in the major leagues. His last year playing in affiliated baseball was 2003.
Below is an excerpt from his story in the "Beyond the Last Inning: Life and Careers After Playing Professional Baseball" book.
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"As a player I had the reputation of having a pretty good grasp of basic finances. A lot of guys would see me researching stocks and ask questions. Those were always interesting conversations. I remember Kirby Puckett talking about being worried about a certain guy but saying, 'Reb, I’m not worried about you at all. You’ve got it figured out.'
I had a meeting with my financial guys in early January of 2003. They said they’d love to have me and would sponsor me if I wanted to try to get my licenses. I started the process and got my Series 7 in a month and a half. By the time spring training rolled around, I was Series 7 licensed.
I went to spring training with the Orioles and got released on the last day of spring. I ended up with the Pirates and went to Triple-A because I hadn’t played in a few weeks. After a couple weeks, Pokey Reese blew out his thumb, they called me up, and I was starting every day.
With my Series 7 license, I was meeting with players on both my team and other teams. I’d have breakfast meetings, then play a game, and then go out and meet with guys at night over beers to talk about finances. It got pretty exhausting. There were full days for a few months there. As soon as the season ended, I pretty much knew I was done playing. I had a couple opportunities to come back but playing wasn’t on the top of my mind. You have to be fully invested to continue playing at that high of a level.
Once the 2003 season was over, I went and got my Series 66 license, which is for insurance and other things. At that point I was fully licensed.
I’d say about 90% of my clients are baseball guys. Some are retired. Some are current managers, players, coaches, trainers, and recent draft picks. We focus on the relationship side of things, so we have a smaller clientele. It has to be a good fit for both us and them. Everybody sells financial products but at the end of the day it’s really about planning, communicating, staying active with clients, and talking with them through the next steps for what they want in life. We’re not just there during their playing careers. They’re a client for life with us.
When you’re in the big leagues and have money, you see how many people are trying to get access to you as a player. That’s always intrigued me and has been a major thing for me because I see where people make mistakes. I’ve made my own mistakes. People are always trying to get you to invest in a restaurant or something like that. There’s a lot of private equity stuff that comes up. Every year there’s something new. We talk with our clients about whether something is investing or speculation. We’re not into speculation."
